{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Earthee | type = studio | artist = THEESatisfaction | cover = Earthee.album.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2015|02|24}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = * Hip hop<ref name=exclaim/> * R&B<ref name=exclaim/> * neo soul<ref name=exclaim>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/theesatisfaction_announce_split|title=THEESatisfaction Break Up|work=Exclaim!|first=Calum|last=Slingerland|date=May 16, 2016|accessdate=September 30, 2019}}</ref> | length = {{Duration|m=42|s=08}} | label = Sub Pop | producer = * THEESatisfaction * Erik Blood | prev_title = Awe Naturale | prev_year = 2012 | next_title = | next_year = }} '''''Earthee''''' (stylized as '''''EarthEE''''') is the second studio album by THEESatisfaction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2015/02/theesatisfaction-premiere-new-song-earthee-listen/|title=THEESatisfaction premiere new song "EarthEE" — listen|work=Consequence of Sound|first=Chris|last=Coplan|date=February 4, 2015|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref> It was released by Sub Pop on February 24, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2014/12/theesatisfaction-announce-new-album-earthee-premiere-recognition/|title=THEESatisfaction announce new album EarthEE, premiere "Recognition"|work=Consequence of Sound|first=Josh|last=Terry|date=December 2, 2014|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.subpop.com/artists/theesatisfaction/discography|title=THEESatisfaction Discography|work=Sub Pop|accessdate=September 30, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505063928/https://www.subpop.com/artists/theesatisfaction/discography|archivedate=May 5, 2016}}</ref> Music videos were created for "Recognition"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/theesatisfaction-recognition_video|title=THEESatisfaction "Recognition" (video)|work=Exclaim!|first=Gregory|last=Adams|date=January 8, 2015|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref> and "Earthee".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/theesatisfaction-earthee_video|title=THEESatisfaction "EarthEE" (video)|work=Exclaim!|first=Gregory|last=Adams|date=July 20, 2015|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref>
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | MC = 79/100<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/earthee/theesatisfaction|title=EarthEE by THEESatisfaction|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/earthee-mw0002795344|title=EarthEE - THEESatisfaction|work=AllMusic|first=Andy|last=Kellman|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref> | rev2 = ''The A.V. Club'' | rev2score = B+<ref name=avclub>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-political-and-existential-collide-on-the-latest-fro-1798182834|title=The political and existential collide on the latest from TheeSatisfaction|work=The A.V. Club|first=Kyle|last=Fowle|date=February 24, 2015|access-date=September 19, 2019}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Consequence of Sound'' | rev3score = B−<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2015/02/album-review-theesatisfaction-earthee/|title=THEESatisfaction – EarthEE|work=Consequence of Sound|first=Michael|last=Madden|date=February 19, 2015|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Exclaim!'' | rev4score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/theesatisfaction-earthee|title=THEESatisfaction EarthEE|work=Exclaim!|first=Scott|last=Simpson|date=February 23, 2015|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref> | rev5 = ''The Irish Times'' | rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/theesatisfaction-earthee-album-review-1.2127640|title=TheeSatisfaction: EarthEE {{!}} Album Review|work=The Irish Times|first=Jim|last=Carroll|date=March 7, 2015|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref> | rev6 = ''The Line of Best Fit'' | rev6score = 6/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/thee-satisfaction-earthee|title=THEESatisfaction - EarthEE|work=The Line of Best Fit|first=Sarah|last=Joy|date=February 23, 2015|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref> | rev7 = ''MusicOMH'' | rev7score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/theesatisfaction-earthee|title=THEESatisfaction – EarthEE|work=MusicOMH|first=Daniel|last=Paton|date=February 23, 2015|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev8score = 6.8/10<ref name=pitchfork>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20227-earthee/|title=THEESatisfaction: EarthEE|work=Pitchfork|first=Safy-Hallan|last=Farah|date=February 25, 2015|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref> | rev9 = ''PopMatters'' | rev9score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/190500-theesatisfaction-earthee-2495561333.html|title=THEESatisfaction: EarthEE|work=PopMatters|first=Matthew|last=Fiander|date=February 15, 2015|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref> }} At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name=metacritic/>
Kyle Fowle of ''The A.V. Club'' gave the album a grade of B+, describing it as "an album that engages with the history of black culture while challenging the political, cultural, and musical status quos at every turn."<ref name=avclub/> Safy-Hallan Farah of ''Pitchfork'' gave the album a 6.8 out of 10, writing, "The album, at its best, feels like an alluring, slow meditation on the black imagination."<ref name=pitchfork/>
''The Stranger'' placed it at number 10 on the "Top 10 Albums of 2015" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestranger.com/features/feature/2015/12/16/23267841/the-top-10-albums-songs-and-everything-else-from-the-year-in-music-2015|title=The Top 10 Albums, Songs, and Everything Else from the Year in Music 2015|work=The Stranger|first=|last=|date=December 16, 2015|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | title1 = Prophetic Perfection | length1 = 1:41 | title2 = No GMO | length2 = 1:56 | title3 = Planet for Sale | length3 = 3:21 | title4 = Blandland | length4 = 2:35 | title5 = Fetch/Catch | length5 = 4:01 | title6 = Nature's Candy | length6 = 4:10 | title7 = Earthee | length7 = 3:48 | title8 = Post Black, Anyway | length8 = 3:29 | title9 = Universal Perspective | length9 = 3:34 | title10 = Werq | length10 = 3:38 | title11 = Sir Come Navigate | length11 = 3:04 | title12 = Recognition | length12 = 2:39 | title13 = I Read You | length13 = 4:12 }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |- !scope="col"| Chart !scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"| US Top R&B Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/THEESatisfaction/chart-history/r-and-b-albums|title=THEESatisfaction Chart History (Top R&B Albums)|work=Billboard|accessdate=September 15, 2019}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | 25 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Discogs master|800555|Earthee}}
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